The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has established a day of remembrance for children who died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. It will be celebrated annually on October 15.
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has established a day of remembrance for children who died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. It will be celebrated annually on October 15.
This decision was made by the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Galician Major Archbishopric of the UGCC, which was held on November 29-30 in Lviv.
"The Synod also discussed the need to improve spiritual and psychological support for young families with perinatal loss of a child, appropriate decision was taken and blessed in the Kyiv-Galician Major Archbishopric of the UGCC the day of 15 October as the Day of memory of children who died during pregnancy or shortly after birth," the Secretariat of the Kyiv-Galician Major Archbishopric of the UGCC reports.